CVE-2003-0428

MEDIUM 5.0CVE-2003-0428 · Published 24/07/2003 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2003-0428 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability affecting ethereal (ethereal group).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 4.0%, higher than 90.5% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
ethereal ethereal_group	`≤ 0.9.12`	No fix yet

Description

Unknown vulnerability in the DCERPC (DCE/RPC) dissector in Ethereal 0.9.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a certain NDR string.

References

ftp.sco.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-030.0.txt
distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes
secunia.com/advisories/9007
debian.org/security/2003/dsa-324 · Patch
ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00010.html · Patch
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/542540 · US Government Resource
redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-077.html
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A75

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

ethereal

ethereal_group

≤ 0.9.12

No fix yet

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